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so the Legislature can present a bond deal to the voters

What's wrong w/ this picture ?

I was under the (mistaken ?) understanding that we send these morons to Sacto to handle items like this.

"He is the leader of the Republicans," Núñez said of Schwarzenegger. "One would think the governor has the responsibility of getting the Republicans on board to support whatever views he negotiates with the Legislature.

Sorry Fabian. Just because the Governor wants to promote a Democrat program, don't expect Republicans to follow.

Maybe the Governor will get on board with the Republican plan:

...the Assembly Republicans have proposed their own plan that includes paying for new infrastructure on a yearly basis out of the general fund. The Republicans also have proposed to cut back on the environmental review process and check the influence of labor unions in the contracting process.
Assemblyman Rick Keene, R-Chico, laughed Monday when told that the Democratic leaders view his caucus as obstructing the negotiation process leading up to a bond deal for the ballot.
"You can't get on the same page with us without talking to us," said Keene, the Republican Assembly member in the legislative conference committee that is hashing out infrastructure. "At this point, they've been talking to each other and talking to the governor, but we really haven't been engaged in a lot of the conversations."
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"What we really want to see is stuff built, and we want it built more efficiently," Keene said.
The Assembly Republicans, however, have voiced no support for bond financing.